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Fawns in Our Backyard | Answered Prayer

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 (Updated: Wednesday, February 25, 2026)
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Last year we had a brief glimpse of a fawn in the woods, but never saw one come out into our yard where we could see it clearly. Caroline greatly desired to see some fawns on a more regular basis. (Okay, I did too!) I told her that we should start praying about it because the Lord could certainly bring it to pass. We started praying in the winter and prayed about it off and on through the spring and summer.

There was a clearly pregnant doe coming daily this summer who we named Cornelia. Cornelia would sometimes rest on the edge of the woods and our lawn. She then stopped coming around so we hoped she would come back with her babies. (We’ve observed all the various deer so regularly we can readily distinguish most of them from the others.)




In the end, the Lord didn’t just bring us one fawn. He brought three.

There is one singleton and a set of twins. In the picture above, you can see the twins. The singleton is just out of the camera range off to the right, but all three were here together that evening a number of weeks ago.

We see the singleton every day right now with her mother. The twins we see off and on.

This is another reminder in my life that God truly cares about the little things that matter to us.

Category: Our Family LifeTag: God Cares About The Details | God's Beautiful Creation

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Sallie Schaaf Borrink is a Christian, wife, mother, homeschooler, homebody, and autodidact. She owns a home-based graphic design and web design business with her husband (DavidandSallie.com).

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  1. Amanda

    Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 7:04 pm

    What a beautiful answer to prayer! ❤️ Thanks for sharing this photo. I don’t think I’ve seen so many together!

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  2. MERRILYN MCELDERRY

    Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 9:49 pm

    OH I love all the things you do on here all the time…… Just been so busy too with son having liver transplant and recovery then eye surgeries too five of those.. but like your prayer work for those beautiful mommies and babies coming to see you … Erick is well. he is healed and he can see better than every before. I am so grateful. to God for his always presence. sometimes hard to find or see but always there for us. I find you an in credible woman and family .. you do so mnuch and I feel I am the same.with same talents and blessings to help me get through things.. and always God leading. In Minnesota it is glorious right now.. with leaves turning and cooler nights. I am a school teacher too . working with students at risk for a long time… loving it all the time as you do . So many God blessings in that time of life. then running our family resort ..so many beautiful people coming up for healings in Ely Mn at our place the fhrity plus years we ran it.. mom and my my dream ..I am an only child too…. and wonderful parents always. two family businesses too our dental business in Lomabrd Ill for eighteen years then our dream of a resort in Ely Mn and we , like you with those beautiful fawns.. our FAITH kept us going too like yours does…. I just love your posts and your Bible verses and your creativity amazing all. Blessings to those sweet fawns and mom;s and dad’s too….. I remember trying so hard to drive my gram down BearHead Road at our resort to try and try to get her a chance to see a bear or a deer.. nothing… most of the time nothing. but a few times we were blessed… to see a Moose one time.. and always tons of birds and Eagles and just the woods itself ..smelling so good. Blessinsg all and thank you for what you do to bring SUCH LIGHT to this world. I hope to be able to post more.. but you know I am here and loving all you do. With Love and respect ..to you all.. Let us all, yes, keep our FAITH STRONG in the all GOOD no matter what and pray for peace and it is coming in the light ..it is… we will tip the scales and bingo.. a fawn. Love, Merri in Northfield Mn x

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